Source Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) by MARS: Shell Center, University of Nottingham & UC Berkeley
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Golden Crown?
This task uses ratios and proportional relationships to determine if the King's crown is made of solid gold.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Scoring Rubric
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Source West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Great Place to Visit!
In this task, students will participate in a community or historical "revitalization" effort by developing a Walking Tour throughout the local town/city in which their school resides (or, alternatively, a museum or monument for a particular historical time period/era). Working in teams of about four, students identify community landmarks that should be included on the walking tour, engage in research surrounding the history of those landmarks using primary and secondary resources, and communicate their findings by writing and recording a narrative that will guide the tour. Additionally, students will create a map on which landmarks will be identified and design an appropriate sign or marker to identify the stops along the tour.
Each team may present their plan for a walking tour to members of a guest "Community Revitalization Committee"; one team’s plan may be selected for implementation.
The task includes detailed rubrics for Group Participation/norms & expectations, resources for group division of duties, and overall project rubrics and assessment outcomes.
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Humanities, Multimedia, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Hero In My Eyes
In this task, students will represent someone in their life whom they consider a hero through the use of text and photography.
This project includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student work: 3 examples (pictures)
3. Additional Resources: Teacher reflections, student reflections
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Human Rights Timeline
In this task, students will research and use court cases to explore the shaping of Canadian human rights.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning log, lesson plan, timeline sample and rubric, chart
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Just War?
In this task, students will determine if the War of 1812 was justified from the perspective of the American's declaring war.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning log, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-4
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Source Washington State Classroom- Based Assessments
Subject Health and Physical Education
Grade Level 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Letter to the Publisher
In A Letter to the Publisher students will identify negative messages (relating to body image, peer pressure, etc.) contained in advertisements; describe changes that could be made to advertisements that would result in a positive effect.
This task includes:
- Directions for Administration
- Recommendation for Time Management
- Teacher Worksheet
- Student Worksheet
- Rubrics
- Resourses
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Perspective on Slavery
This task requires students to weigh the values and limitations of a document as historical evidence, as it relates to conditions slaves faced in the United States. Students well-versed in sourcing a document will be able to explain that the account of Henry Nelson, a son of former slaves, is useful in that it was informed by his parents whom, again, were slaves at the end of the Civil War. Students will also point out, however, that Nelson was offering second-hand information, making his interview less useful as specific evidence of the conditions facing slaves at the end of the war.
Resources include PDF downloads of the assessment with source materials, and a rubric with benchmark descriptors.
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Soldier's Diet
In this task, students will compare the lives of soldiers in the War of 1812 to modern Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, video clips, web resources, worksheets
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Visual Stroll Through Small-Town Canada
In this task, students will act as local historians and write about their town's continuity and change.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed instructions, PowerPoint, worksheet, rubric
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, social studies, Science, Art, World Languages and Cultures
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
ANIA Children's Land Project / Tierra de Niños
In the ANIA Children's Land Project / Tierra de Niños task, students will share their home and/or school garden experiences and learn about how the agricultural methods of the Incan people of Peru can guide them in developing their own sustainable gardening practices. This task includes four possible classroom activities.
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